. >>> hawaii senator daniel inouye has passed wai. he died from respiratory complication. his wife and son were by his side at the walter reed national military medical center. he was a public servant for merely 08 years running for the senate in 1962 and serving for nine consecutive terms, eight deakdz. >>> tim scott is being appointed to fill the seat of retiring senator jim demint. -- eight decades. demint announced earlier this month he would be stepping down to become the presses of the conservative think tank, the heritage foundation. >>> just in time for the holidays for some lucky servers, ever heard a tip bomb? >> i've never heard of that. a huge surprise when waiters and waitresses or servers see the size of their tip. we'll explain when we come back. next, we'll show you some season's greetings from the troops. stay with us. we'll be right back. ight back. >> second lieutenant baneck from springfield, virginia. i just want to say happy holidays to my parents back home. i love you, miss you and i'll see you again next year. ó >>> welcome back, everybody. a